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Sometimes real life is stranger and more interesting than any made-up story. These weird and interesting facts about braces will amuse you … and make you glad you didn’t have to get braces “way back when.” Mummies with braces: Archaeologists have discovered mummies with crude bands of the metal wrapped around their teeth. The metal was wrapped around each individual

The alarm sounds in the morning, you wake up and realize “I forgot to wear my retainer!” If this only happened once, don’t panic. Missing one night with a retainer is unlikely to cause significant teeth movement. However, if it has happened often, give our Arlington, TX office a call to make sure your teeth haven’t shifted position. Here are

At Hildebrand Orthodontics, we love to celebrate the holidays with vigor! Dr. Jed Hildebrand would love to share some unique ways of celebrating Thanksgiving from beyond the Arlington, TX area to the national level! When Americans sit down to dinner on the last Thursday of November, the day that Abraham Lincoln designated as the day on which Thanksgiving would be

A lot of our patients are curious about the difference between an orthodontist and a dentist. In fact, one of the most common questions we hear at Hildebrand Orthodontics is, “Dentists and orthodontists are all the same, right?” A general dentist is your primary dental care provider. Dentists diagnose, treat, and manage your overall oral healthcare needs, including gum care,